Man has wild ride in runaway Winnebago

A man sleeping in an RV over the weekend was shaken awake when the vehicle began rolling down a hill.

Greg Rollins said he considers himself lucky, even though he will be in the hospital for a few days recovering from his injuries. He said he was in Epping working for a promoter at a motocross event when he went to sleep in a Winnebago. He was later shaken awake.

"Then it started picking up speed, and then I yelled, 'Who the hell's driving?'" Rollins said. "Nobody answered, and then I knew I was in trouble."

The RV had been parked on a steep hill above the motocross track behind the New England Dragway when the emergency brake cable snapped.

"It hit a couple of steep, for a lack of a better word, jumps, some steep declines," said police Deputy Chief Jason Newman. "There was no way he could make it to the front."

"And then we were really moving, about 40, 45 miles an hour," Rollins said.

The RV hit other vehicles as it careened down the hill.

"The Winnebago bounced off a couple of vehicles that were unattended," Newman said. "Fortunately, no one was hurt, and it went airborne again just as it reached the motocross track."

"And then I dropped like 12 feet," Rollins said. "Then it didn't move at all when we got there. The wheels were stuck right in the ground."

Rollins said that by the time the vehicle came to a stop, he was in the corner of the bedroom with the bed on top of him. He heard people yelling outside, asking if anyone was in the Winnebago.

"I'm sure it was dramatic for the gentleman inside," Newman said. "I'm sure it was dramatic to watch the ride."

"I think I was very lucky," Rollins said.

The Winnebago was pulled out and able to be driven away.

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